# Café go-live checklist for SmartPOS Hub

> Tick off every item before your café's first day on SmartPOS Hub - branches, POS style, menu, modifiers, screens, tabs, loyalty and closing.

Source: https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/checklist/  
Last updated: 2026-10-30  
Product: SmartPOS Hub (https://smartposhub.com)

Work through this list the week before you open. Each line links to the step that explains it.

## Settings

- [ ] One location per branch, with POS featured products ([step 1](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/step-1-cafe-settings-and-modules/)).
- [ ] **Modifiers** and **Kitchen** on (Tables only if you serve at tables) in Settings › Business Settings › Modules.
- [ ] POS V2 opens from the POS button, style **Café / bakery — big product tiles**.
- [ ] Payment methods and cash denominations set (Business Settings › **Payment** tab, [Payment methods](https://docs.smartposhub.com/selling/payment-methods/)).

## Menu

- [ ] 6–10 categories ([step 2](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/step-2-quick-menu/)).
- [ ] Drinks with cup sizes as variations; photos added.
- [ ] Stock on for bought-in pastries and retail items, with opening stock.
- [ ] Modifier sets for milk, syrups, shots and food add-ons, linked and in the right order ([step 3](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/step-3-modifiers-milk-syrups-and-shots/)).

## Screens

- [ ] Espresso Bar and Kitchen stations with categories mapped; coverage check clear ([step 4](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/step-4-bar-screen-and-customer-display/)).
- [ ] Bar and kitchen tablets signed in with a kitchen user.
- [ ] Customer display customised and Show on POS on.
- [ ] Order-status board open on the TV.

## Tabs and loyalty

- [ ] Open tabs on the POS turned on and tested ([step 5](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/step-5-tabs/)).
- [ ] Reward points set and tested with a test customer ([step 6](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/step-6-loyalty-reward-points/)).

## Staff and first day

- [ ] Cashier, barista (kitchen) and manager logins ([Users and roles](https://docs.smartposhub.com/start/users-and-roles/)).
- [ ] Staff phones have [SmartPOS Business from Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartposhub.business) if they take orders on the floor.
- [ ] Test sales removed, registers opened, closing routine agreed ([Daily operations](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/daily-operations/)).

  - [Back to the café overview](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/cafe/overview/)
  - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.smartposhub.com/help/troubleshooting/)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the minimum to open?

A location, your drinks and food with prices and sizes, an open cash register and a receipt printer or e-mail receipts. Screens, tabs and loyalty can follow.

### How do I train baristas fast?

Let each person ring up five drinks with different sizes and milks, send them to the bar screen and bump them. It takes ten minutes.

### Should I delete test sales?

Yes. Return or delete test sales and close the test register before opening day so reports start clean.

### Who do I contact if something doesn't work?

Check Troubleshooting first, then contact support through smartposhub.com/contact.